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Course description

This course is for (post)graduate students who use English as a second language. It is open to domestic and international students as long as they are not native speakers of English. The course seeks to develop a basic understanding of academic study skills in English at the (post)graduate level. Students will explore a range of academic writing skills, such as the development of critical thinking skills, knowledge of genre and register, academic tone and language, editing and proofreading, finding and evaluating sources of information, and planning and structuring academic writing. Students will review articles relevant to their disciplinary area (e.g. Arts, Sciences) in order to understand the writing conventions of their own discipline and that of others. The main forms of assessment are completion of online activities prior to tutorials, and the completion of a final written assessment (essay, research report or case study) that requires a reflection on what has been learning during the course and how this knowledge has been applied to the final written assessment. Online course content is complemented by the weekly tutorial sessions through small group activities, class discussions, and short presentations with a small peer feedback component.

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